Hydraulic brake control



Oct. 13, 1942. J. G. PHIPPS 2,298,509

HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL Filed Oct. 17. 1940 l [prev/or JOHN G. Pl-nPPs Ziw V. M

A ormey Patented Oct. 13, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,298,509 HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL John G. Phipps, Springfield, Mo.

Application October 17, 1940, Serial No.

This inveiition relates to improvements in motor vehicles and more particularly to a control for the hydraulic brakes cooperating therewith.

servicing to maintain proper operation, of low cost, and which will be otherwise satisfactory and eflicient for such Another object of this invention is to provide a mechanism that will hold the brakes in applied position when the clutch of the vehicle is in engaged position or the gear shift lever of the vehicle is in neutral position, and the brakes applied.

An added object of my invention is to provide a. brake-holding means that will be released upon either shift position other than neutral,

A further object of my invention is to provide a vertically movable weighted ball for controlling the passage of hydraulic fluid between the plied position regardless of whether or not the vehicle is headed up-hill or down-hill, or on a straight-away.

auxiliary ball of slightly less diameter than the distance between the pair of ball seats in the valve. 4

Many other objects and advantages of the stopping the motor,

construction herein shown and described and the uses mentioned.

through the conduit 5 leading to the latter.

The usual speed-changing mechanism has the gear shift lever 6 projecting therefrom for manforward or reverse In order to hold drive positions. the brakes in applied posiin connection with certain types of service businesses, such as milk deliveries, newspaper delivery, all without I have provided the means hereinafter described. 7'

A valve housing I is interposed at some point intermediate the master cylinder and the indicated clearly within the chama ball element It,

Vertically movable ber ll of the valve housing, is

l the latter adapted to seat at l2 to close said housing against passage of hydraulic fluid therepast, in one direction, when so seated.

A spring 20 of the chamber III the latter toward its seat, and against the pressure of which the fluid must act in order to force the fluid past the seated ball. A second or auxiliary ball element l3 may be used to augment the action and positiveness of action of the main ball, this auxiliary element being similarly vertically movable within the chamber 14 communicating directly with the upper chamber l and in effect forming an extension of the latter, there being a seat l5 at the lower end of the chamber l4 and against which the ball l3 engages to seal passage thereat. A spring l6 may be employed if so desired, to press the ball l3 toward itsseat l5, and if this spring engages the upper as shown, it should be sufficiently weak tojavoid holding the latter ball off its seat at all times.

The ball elements seat in unison and form a double seat and seal against leakage of the hydraulic fluid past them from the brakes, especially when the vehicle, with over a longperiod of time. better action of ball is of slightly less between the pair of ball seats, so may be seated simultaneously even though a of grit or dirt is accidentally between one of the balls and its seat.

An operating arm I1 is mounted on the valve casing, the same carrying a cam II or other suitable means for positively off their seats, as indicated 2, the rocking of the arm to of Fig. 1 permitting the balls to drop; and pressed to their seated position shown infdo lines in Fig. 2. A spring I9 constantlyurges'the arm l1 to maintain the balls in their seated position. w i

A rod 2| interconnects the arm l1 and the clutch pedal 22 of the clutch-actuatingmechanism so that when the clutch is in its disengaged position by depressing the pedal, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the balls are in their unseated position, thereby maintaining the valve open; but when the clutch is in its engaged position, with the pedal lifted as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1, the arm I! is pulled or retrieved by the spring in full l9 to hold the balls in their seated position to While the actuation of the brake pedal in its braking move-v ment forces the brake .fluid pastthe'balls, the,

the mechanism of the foregoing apparatus-, as

nearly cle elements as possible, as not to confuse th'e'operator, but at the same time locked in its the following control .means.

ranged or are element 23 ispivoted A segment gear shift I through a link 25. A recess 2815 provided at some predetermined point-along the peball too,

its brakes set, stands lifting the ball elements, lines inf'Flg. the full line posi tion tted.

holding ,the vehicle braked position until 'po'sitivelyrefleased therefrom through the usual gearshift-or clutch mechanism manipulations,". ["have" ar- [tlsome tion herein shown and lever B, and isroperablyconnected :to

ried at one end of of said arm of said segment, in the path of releasably receiving a roller 21 cara roller arm 28, the other end being pivoted at 28.

A Bowden-wire 30, such as is commonly employed between a pair of cooperating movable elements to push or pull them in unison, has one end connected to the roller arm 28 and the other end loosely but operably connected to the arm l1, so that the substantially vertical movement of said roller transmits a substantially horizontal movement to said arm.

Now, with the parts in their full line position shown in Fig. 1 (the gear shift lever 6 being in its neutral position and the clutch in its engaged position), the valve is in closed position, the arm l1 having been retrieved to said position. Movement of the brake pedal in its braking movement will new force the brake fluid past the closed valve, holding the fluid in the brakes and holding ripheral face travel of and U the vehicle locked against rolling movement.

' cess when the lifting them temporarily to perserves to hold the balls firmly seated.

to have the action and operatiorrof .brake. fhzud-therepast.v

j cient to release the brakes, in the event havebeen locked.

Havingthus described my invention, it is ob .vious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same like that of the conventionalTmotorvehi- I V art to which this A subsequent movement of the shift'lever or of the clutch pedal will cause'the Bowden-wire ill or the rod 2| respectively, to actuate the arm l1 to valve-opening position, thereby releasing the brakes. This is a normal manner of manipulation of such a motor vehicle in commencing the rolling of the vehicle from a standing position. and there are no extraneous devices to manipulate by hand or foot, nor any unusual movements that must be engaged in by the operator. I

While the vehicle is travelling in gear, then no matter whether or not the clutch'is engaged or disengaged, movement of the brake pedal in its braking movement will not actuate the balls a: seat; hence, the customary braking may be performed without looking the brakes.

However, when it is desired to hold the vehicle at a dead stop, no matter whether the same is headed up-hill or down, or on a horizontal plane, this can be done either with the motor or shut oil.

If it is desired to lock the vehicle with the motor running, as when making a delivery, or for some other purpose, the car is brought substantially to a halt in the usual manner, and after the gear shift lever is placed into its neutral position (shown in full lines in Fig. l), subsequent application of the brakes will halt the car and hold the brakes locked until positively released by some subsequent operation.

In order to retrieve the roller 21 into the relatter is in vertical alignment therewith, a spring 3| may ert a constant pull on the roller, as seen in Fig. 1.

Now, upon starting up of the motor, or in starting the vehicle in motion from said locked shifting of the shift lever and manipulation of the clutch pedal will be sufficient to pull the arm l1, against spring 19, whereupon the permit free passage in opposite directions of the This, of course, is suitthat they without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, arrangement, construction and combinadescribed, nor the uses mentioned, except as limited by the state of the invention applies and the claims hereunto appended.

' What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a motor vehicle provided with fluid-actubrakes, a change-speed gearing lever, a

engaged, the subsequent changing movement of said lever said lever is in neutral, said valve means comprising a chamber having a pair 01' seats one above the other; a pair or vertically movable balls each seatable on one of her, the diameter of less than the distance between said means engageable with the latter ball able by said clutch lever in a predetermined manner for said balls to lift them to open said valve.

4. In a motor vehicle provided with fluid-actuated brakes, a change-speed gearing lever, a valve for controlling the communication 01' fluid to and from said brakes, and means for controlling -the valve comprising a valve-operating between.

5. In a motor vehicle provided with a fluidactuated-brake, a change-speed gear-actuating mechanism, a clutch-actuating mechanism and valve means operably actuated for controlling the passage of brake eng eable with the latter ball and operable by both for actuating said to open said valve.

JOHN G. PHJPPS.

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